Nursing home
Sylan Shores Health and Wellness
3950 Underwood Rd, La Porte, TX 77571 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of Ml Healthcare (6 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Sylan Shores Health and Wellness is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Porte, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.91 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jul 23, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sylan Shores Health and Wellness compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.91 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.78 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.4% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 19, 2025
What inspectors found at Sylan Shores Health and Wellness
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 3950 Underwood Rd
La Porte, TX 77571 - CMS certification #
- 676490
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 110.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2020-11-12
- Chain
- Ml Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ml Healthcare
Ml Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ml Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Zip-Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Luke'S Patients Medical Center, Pasadena. 4.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Baywood Crossing Rehabilitation & Healthcare Cente, Pasadena. 3.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Pasadena. 5.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 77571 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Of Deer Park, Deer Park, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bayshore Dialysis Center, Pasadena, 4.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Pasadena-Crenshaw, Pasadena, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 72 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 77571.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Pasadena, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Houston - South, LLC, office in Houston, 6.4 miles away, straight line
Traditions Hospice, office in Houston, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cs Pacs 3 Southwest, LLC, Baytown. 7.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zip-Zone B on the Houston-Galveston hurricane evacuation ZIP-Zones. (Houston-Galveston Area Council, map updated Jul 30, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sylan Shores Health and Wellness a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sylan Shores Health and Wellness an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sylan Shores Health and Wellness staffed?
Sylan Shores Health and Wellness reports 2.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Sylan Shores Health and Wellness had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sylan Shores Health and Wellness have?
Sylan Shores Health and Wellness is certified for 124 beds.